To conduct the study, released last week, the ACLU looked at more than 1,000
charter schools across the state examining their charters and admission information available to parents online.
In our site - based work, which included in - depth interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, we
examined 24 high
schools with varying legal environments situated
across three
states (New York, North Carolina, and California), stratified by
school type (traditional public,
charter, and Catholic) as well as by student socioeconomic composition.
While the article focused on Ballou, the report from the
state superintendent's office
examined attendance and grading practices
across the city, determining that truancy is more severe at neighborhood
schools such as Ballou than in
charter or application
schools.